Last week President Obama set out a
plan to consolidate and grow his bombing campaign in Iraq and
extend it to Syria. If there was any uncertainty that David
Cameron would back the plan, it was quickly cleared up when the
Prime Minister over ruled foreign secretary Phillip Hammond who
suggested that, because of issues of legality, the UK would not
participate.

Since the new war on the Islamic State began last month, the US
has already conducted 162 air strikes in Iraq and this new phase
of Obama's plan began with air strikes in Iraq on Sunday,
supported by a French reconnaissance mission. Saudi Arabia, one of
the UK's most important allies in the region, has also committed
to participate in air strikes in Syria despite its documented
support for the Islamic State in Iraq.

The horrific killings by IS militants are being used to justify a
new military intervention in Syria that the UK parliament voted
against last year under the weight of public opinion. Over the
coming days we must be vigilant and act to prevent further UK
involvement in this new round of the War on Terror.

We do not know the exact timetable. The outcome of the Scottish
referendum may delay Cameron, and he is due in New York next week.
It may be from talks in the US that a coordinated attack is
launched. We ask all our groups and supporters to petition against
bombing of Iraq or Syria in the next few days and to be
prepared to hold and support protests the day following a bombing
involving British forces.The latest on Iraq, Syria and Isis from the Stop the War web site

One Hundred Years of War, a conference to mark the centenary of
the First World War and to explore the prospects for peace today.

At a time when the British government is involved in and planning
new military interventions abroad, it is vitally important we
learn the lessons of history.

The conference's keynote speaker will be Adam Hochschild,
author of To End All Wars: A Story of Loyalty and Rebellion,
1914–1918.

Other speakers include Priyamvada Gopal, University of
Cambridge researcher in colonial and postcolonial literatures; Neil
Faulkner, historian and author of No Glory: The Real
History of the First World War; Seumas Milne,
associate editor of the Guardian; Jeremy Corbyn MP and Lindsey
German, convenor of the Stop the War Coalition.

Early bird discounted tickets are available if you book before
1st October.

You can book your ticket here on Eventbrite
or by calling the box office on 020 7561 4830.